Displaying items by tag: FetishThe National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face discrimination because of their sexual expression.https://ncsfreedom.org
Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:39:07 +0000en-gbBest BDSM Practiceshttps://ncsfreedom.org/resources/legal-cases/item/579-best-practices.html
https://ncsfreedom.org/resources/legal-cases/item/579-best-practices.htmlThe National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) believes that the most important issue facing the BDSM/Leather/Fetish communities today is the consistent practice of courts and law enforcement officials to prosecute BDSM as criminal assault, with no defense of consent permitted. We know that BDSM is not assault, but rather is pleasurable, loving adult erotic activity, as long as it is mutually consensual.NCSF is leading a major national campaign – Consent Counts – to change the laws and police practices that our communities now endure, and to establish that consent is available as a defense in criminal BDSM prosecutions. Best Practices in the BDSM/Leather/Fetish Communities The practice of BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, SM) consists of intimate mutually pleasurable erotic activity within the scope of informed consent. The following “best practices” have been developed by our communities to ensure that the standard of “safe, sane and consensual” is met by all BDSM participants: Guiding Principles “SAFE” All participants are knowledgeable about the techniques and safety concerns involved in what they are doing, and all act in accordance with that knowledge. “SANE” Knowing the difference between fantasy and reality, and acting in accordance with that knowledge. “CONSENSUAL” All participants understand the nature of the…